Voorburg
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English[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Voorburg
- A town in Leidschendam-Voorburg municipality, South Holland, Netherlands.
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
- (Zuid-Holland) First attested as foreburg in 918-948. Compound of the hydronym Fore and Old Dutch burg (“fortified settlement, castle”). Compare Veur and Voorschoten.
- (Noord-Brabant) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Voorburg n
- A town and former municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, to the north of The Hague.
- A neighbourhood of Vught, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
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- English lemmas
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- en:Towns in South Holland, Netherlands
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- en:Places in South Holland, Netherlands
- en:Places in the Netherlands
- Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch
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- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch lemmas
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- nl:Towns in South Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Towns in the Netherlands
- nl:Historical political subdivisions
- nl:Places in South Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands
- nl:Neighbourhoods in North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Places in North Brabant, Netherlands